It would seem that relaxing on the beach with breathtaking seascapes and hot sun is the scenario of an ideal vacation. But it was not there! And the choice of the place where you have to enter the water and swim should be approached as responsibly as possible. It turns out that the most dangerous beaches in the world do exist and are much closer than we had hoped.
Suicide rating
The greatest danger to swimmers is not the depth or cold water, but underwater currents, harmful marine life and waves:
- Experts consider the Australian Cape of Sorrows the most dangerous beach in the world. Even its name can plunge a potential visitor into despondency, and the huge list of harmful animals found in the local waters and on the shore does not at all inspire optimism. In addition to ordinary sharks, jellyfish, the poison of which is especially dangerous for children, kill those who rest at Cape Sorrow. The most activity of stinging marine life is observed from October to April.
- The strong and unpredictable undercurrent makes swimming at Zipolite Beach on the Pacific coast of Mexico a Russian roulette. From April to June, ocean waters riot, taking away dozens of overconfident swimmers. The translation of the name of the beach sounds accordingly - "Coast of the Dead".
- The most unlucky resort in Florida and one of the most dangerous beaches in the world is New Smirna. Here dozens of people drown in waves, die from lightning strikes and are mortally bitten by sharks every year.
The list of dysfunctional Australian beaches can be safely attributed to Cable Beach in Broome and the vicinity of Queensland and Darwin. The reason is the constant visits of giant crocodiles. Wild foxes and raccoons with rabies terror terrorize people vacationing in the south east coast of the United States in Virginia.
Costs of civilization
The lists of the most dangerous beaches in the world began to include those whose fate turned out to be sad as a result of human activities. The most striking example is the beaches of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Nuclear weapons tests carried out here in the 50s of the last century are still the cause of increased radiation.
The famous Copacabana in Rio de Janeira is the most crime-prone beach on the planet. Oceanic crime exceeds that of many disadvantaged urban areas.
But the beach in Mumbai, India, is so littered that even mud-tolerant Indians bypass it.
